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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
